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Tannoura, Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°28′25″N 35°48′10″E / 33.47361°N 35.80278°E / 33.47361; 35.80278
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Tannoura
تنورة
Tannura, Tanoura
Village
Tannoura is located in Lebanon
Tannoura
Tannoura
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°28′25″N 35°48′10″E / 33.47361°N 35.80278°E / 33.47361; 35.80278
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictRashaya District
Government
 • MukhtarNabil Selman El Taki (as of 2020)
Elevation
3,000 ft (1,000 m)

Tannoura, Arabic: تنورة, is a local authority situated in Rashaya District, Lebanon.

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tannura's population as being Druze.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138

Bibliography

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  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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